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- 27th Jul 2016
We're recruiting in London and Manchester
The Behavioural Insights Team is looking for several Advisors and Senior Advisors to work on a number of projects with partners across different policy areas. These roles offer the opportunity to develop new solutions to some of the UK government’s most pressing challenges as well as aiding international governments and…
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- 3rd Aug 2016
How can government make better use of data science? Insights from the first Data Science & Government Conference
Earlier this year the Behavioural Insights Team, working together with Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government and Harvard's Behavioral Insights Group, hosted a one-day conference exploring the topic of data science and government. The conference attracted 200 participants from across government, industry, and academia. In his opening remarks, David Halpern, BIT's CEO…
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- 8th Aug 2016
Counting Calories: A new report from BIT on the problems with official statistics on calorie intake, and how they can be solved
Without reliable statistics, we can’t know what progress we are making towards achieving our societal goals. If we are trying to improve educational outcomes, we need to know how pupils are performing. If we want to cut down congestion, we need to understand how busy the roads are. And if…
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- 10th Aug 2016
Honouring the political
One of those déjà vu stories has been running over the past couple of weeks. A Prime Minister departs, and in their wake a number of Ministers and their advisers. The departing Prime Minister recommends for honours a number of those who have worked loyally for them and the Party.…
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- 16th Aug 2016
Designing a behaviourally informed banking market
Last week the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published the final report of their retail banking market investigation. The CMA has identified that currently, only a tiny proportion of customers switch to a different bank in any year; despite the fact that many of them could save about £90 a…
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- 17th Aug 2016
We're recruiting in New York and London
BIT North America is looking for exceptional candidates to join us in our New York office as we expand and grow. We have opportunities at various levels and would love to hear from you if you have a real passion and drive to improve outcomes for individuals and organisations. You…
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- 19th Aug 2016
Applying behavioural insights to the Rio Olympics
With the Rio Olympics drawing to a close, we’ve taken some time to reflect on the behavioural insights that could be applied to this year’s games. What it means to an athlete to win a gold, silver or bronze medal; what factors might lead to a win; and the small…
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- 25th Aug 2016
Moments of Choice: how young people make career decisions
Today, young people across England receive their GCSE results. Many will now be looking forward to the next exciting step in their education; for others, it may be a time for to reflect on what their options are and what they would like to do next. In these ‘moments of…
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- 1st Sep 2016
Job opportunities in London and Manchester
The Productivity and Economic Growth Team is looking for someone exceptional to join as a Senior Advisor. The policy portfolio includes exciting areas such as: looking at how to create better markets; enhancing corporate governance; improving business confidence; promoting sustainable growth. To apply click here. Our recently opened Manchester Office is looking for…
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- 15th Sep 2016
The Behavioural Insights Team’s Update Report: 2015-16
Today we are publishing the latest in a series of annual Update Reports. It’s a proud moment for the team – and for the hundreds of government officials, funders, academics, clinicians, police officers, teachers and other practitioners we’ve worked with over the past year – giving us a chance to…